SMS Rheinland of the Nassau Class German battleships. Being the first Dreadnaughts of the German Imperial navy, some short comings
showed up, the Main Armament turret formation gave only a 8 gun broadside,
and very cramped living conditions for their crew of 963. they has a comparatively short
length but a broad beam which gave a stable platform for
their 11inch guns
SMS RHEINLAND Built at A.G Vulcan, Stettin and launched on the 26th
September 1908 Took part in the Battle of Jutland
where she received a direct
hit. she also took part in the evacuation of German Forces in Finland in 1918
but also received damage by running aground in the Aaland Sea on the 11th April
1918. A total of 6,000 tons including all her guns had to be removed before she
could be re floated before being towed into Kiel later and became a accommodation ship without the
repairs being done. On the 29th July 1920 she was towed to Dordrecht for
scrapping.(1921 / 1922)
SHIPS DETAILS.
DISPLACEMENT 18,900 tons to 20,535 tons, DIMENSIONS 478FT(145.6M) X 89FT(26.9M) X 27.5FT(8.8M)
COMPLIMENT 963 TO 1130
SPEED 19 TO 20 KNOTS. RANGE, 8,380 NM AT
10KNOTS, 2,800NM AT 19KNOTS
ARMAMENT TWELVE 11-INCH IN ( 6 X 2 ) SIX
TURRETS TWELVE 5.9 INCH SINGLE GUNS SIXTEEN 3.4 INCH SINGLE
GUNS. SUBMERGED TORPEDO TUBES, SIX 18INC H TORPEDOES
